Harpa Dei

Novena to God the Father, Day 8 As You give us to understand, Beloved Father, You are not far away, but very close to us, and You will come even closer, to the extent that we allow You and open our hearts to You. Since this is so and You call us to infinite trust, […]

Novena to God the Father, Day 7 Dear Father, it is true that only in eternity, as we contemplate You from face to face, will we experience the fullness of happiness, towards which we are heading. There is no doubt about it! However, it is not that You want us to experience only tribulation until

Novena to God the Father, Day 6 Dear Father, we are often confronted with evil, both within and without us. Sometimes it might even seem that evil triumphs. It appears powerful and tries to obscure our vision and determine our feelings. To Mother Eugenia You said: “Do you wish to gain victory over your enemy?

Novena to God the Father, Day 5 Dear Father, your Son promised us in the Gospel: “Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make a home in him.” (Jn 14:23) Father, we not only want to invite You, but we cry

Novena to God the Father, Day 4 Beloved Father, in the wonderful Message you conveyed to Mother Eugenia Ravasio, You tell us how You accompanied a certain man throughout his life and showered him with blessings. However, that man did not respond to Your courtship; he became entangled in sin, thus constantly offending You. But

Novena to God the Father, Day 3 Beloved Father, this series of meditations is a Novena in Your honour, and is to help men – Your beloved children – to know You more deeply. It will also serve to fulfil Your wish that the Church will soon establish a liturgical Feast on which You will

Novena to God the Father, Day 2 To know You, O Father, is life; true life; eternal life… Indeed, it is this that we always seek… We are constantly on the lookout for something that will fulfil us, that will make us happy – according to our concept of happiness -; for something that will

Novena to God the Father, Day 1 To You, Heavenly Father, we entrust ourselves wholly and unreservedly, for You are our loving and most beloved Father. I place these words as the beginning of the novena to God the Father which we begin today, for this is how we men should live. If we would

To all of you who follow my daily remarks: I am happy that there are many people who receive the meditations with sacred music as spiritual nourishment. In fact, I try to make the Word of God come alive and also to include the spiritual way of following Christ in these meditations. It is of

Ex 33:7-11; 34:5-9, 28 Moses used to take the Tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who wanted to consult Yahweh would go out to the Tent of Meeting, outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent, the people would